President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded that Hamas stop killing people in the Gaza Strip or his administration “will have no choice but to kill them.”
Trump issued the ultimatum in a Truth Social post shortly after came to the conclusion Telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“If Hamas continues to kill people in the Gaza Strip, which was not in the Agreement, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this issue!” he wrote.
Reuters reportedciting a “Palestinian security source” reported that Hamas killed more than 30 members of the “gang” in Gaza City.
Trump's harsh rhetoric toward Hamas echoes his tone Tuesday when he called on the group to disarm and his tone earlier this month. gave The terrorist organization has been given a clear deadline for accepting its peace proposal.
“They will disarm, and if they don’t disarm, we will disarm them, and it will happen quickly and possibly violently,” Trump said Tuesday.
Trump visited Israel and Egypt on Monday on the heels of Hamas' acceptance of the first phase of a peace proposal that included the release of 20 living hostages.
According to New York Timesof the eight dead hostages turned around Upon moving to Israel, six were identified as Israelis, one remained unidentified, and one was identified as Nepalese.
However, the BBC reported On Wednesday, “Hamas says it needs special equipment to find the remaining 19 Israeli bodies.”
“The announcement was met with disappointment by the families of the hostages, who are calling on the Israeli government to halt the implementation of the next phase of the ceasefire until all remains are returned,” the newspaper reported. added.
Trump marked speaking in Egypt, he and other world leaders agree that rebuilding Gaza will require demilitarization.
“We also agreed that the reconstruction of Gaza requires its demilitarization and that a new, honest civilian police force must be allowed to create a safe environment for the people of the Gaza Strip,” he said.
